Jalil Zaland

Jalil Zaland (Dari/Pashto: جلیل زلاند) (also spelled as Jalil Zoland and Ustad Zoland; استاد زولاند or استاد زلاند) [1] was a veteran singer of Afghanistan's golden music era.[2][3][4] He was also a poet and music composer.

Jalil Zaland
BornKabul, Afghanistan
OccupationSinger, poet, music composer
NationalityAfghan
Children8

He is the father of Farid Zoland, Shahla Zaland, Soheila Zaland, Wahid Zaland, Mina Zaland, Mirwais Zaland, and Mahmood Zaland. He was one of the early teachers of Ahmad Wali. The Zaland's are Persian speakers, as a result, Jalil Zaland's classic melodies were also highly acclaimed in Iran and Tajikistan. He was also popular for the composition of hit song "Man Amadeam" by Googosh.

References
  1. "جلیل زلاند، آوازخوان و آهنگساز افغان درگذشت". BBC World Service. 1 May 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
  2. "The talibans have banned all music". Freemuse. Archived from the original on 18 March 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
  3. "City of Love". Virtual Afghans. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
  4. "Dialogue with Said Omar". Afghan Magazine. 2 September 2000. Retrieved 31 March 2009.

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